Cup of Coffee: Houck strikes out six, Jordan goes deep

July 10 Cup of Coffee: Tanner Houck (pictured) was the story of the night, as he turned in his best rehab outing with 4 1/3 strong innings for Worcester. Nick Sogard had a couple of extra-base hits, while Blaze Jordan belted a home run in the WooSox loss. Dalton Rogers pitched well for Portland as well despite losing the game. Albert Feliz had a nice night for Greenville, and Salem was rained out. 

 

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Rochester Red Wings (WAS) 4, Worcester Red Sox 3

Tanner Houck made his fifth rehab appearance, his fourth with Worcester, and it was a success. The right-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball with three hits allowed, six strikeouts, and two walks. He threw 76 pitches, 46 for strikes, and induced 13 swinging strikes. Jovani Moran struggled out of the bullpen, surrendering three earned runs on four hits in one inning. Wyatt Mills followed and worked around three walks, giving up no runs in 1 2/3 innings without allowing a hit. Austin Adams pitched well for an inning, allowing no runs with two strikeouts. Nick Sogard had a nice game out of the leadoff spot, going 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored. Jhostynxon Garcia went 1 for 3 with a single, a walk, and an RBI. Blaze Jordan also belted his fourth Worcester home run of the season. 

 

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Hartford Yard Goats (COL) 3, Portland Sea Dogs 2

Dalton Rogers took a tough loss despite pitching well, as he only gave up two runs (one earned) in six innings of work. The lefty surrendered just two hits, and struck out three while walking three. It was the first time this season where Rogers completed six innings. Jeremy Wu-Yelland came on in relief and allowed one run in two innings with three strikeouts. Jorge Juan tacked on a scoreless frame as well. The Portland offense was held to just five hits, with Ahbram Liendo having the only multi-hit effort. The second baseman singled, doubled, and scored a run. Zach Ehrhard reached base twice by going 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base. Max Ferguson also singled and swiped his 21st bag of the season. 

 

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Winston-Salem Dash (CWS) 5, Greenville Drive 2

The bottom of the Greenville lineup did the most damage offensively on an otherwise quiet night. Hudson White and Albert Feliz each went 2 for 4, with the latter roping a double and knocking in both of the Drive's runs. Miguel Bleis went 1 for 4 with his 12th two-bagger of the year, and Nelly Taylor reached base twice with two walks. Shea Sprague started on the bump for Greenville and allowed three earned runs over five innings. The southpaw struck out three and issued just one walk. Jacob Webb fired a shutout inning in the sixth with one strikeout and one walk. Isaac Stebens tossed a scoreless inning as well with two strikeouts. 

 

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Salem Red Sox @ Augusta GreenJackets (ATL), postponed 

This game was washed out due to rain and will be made up later today as part of a doubleheader.  

 

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Player of the Day: It's rare to see a rehabbing player take home this award, but Tanner Houck gets the nod after his most encouraging rehab start. His most used pitches were his sinker (35) and sweeper (23). The sweeper was his best pitch, getting either a called strike or a swinging strike on 12 of his 23 offerings. According to Baseball Savant, his average sinker was 94.8 mph. 

 

Photo Credit: Tanner Houck by Kelly O'Connor  

 

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